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Hempleaf Negundo Chastetree Leaf
Hempleaf Negundo Chastetree Leaf. Class: Pungent Cool Diaphoretics. Properties: Slightly Bitter; Pungent; Calm. Meridians: Lung
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Mu Jing Ye
中文名 (Chinese)
牡荆叶
Latin Name
Viticis Negundo Foliun; Folium Viticis Negundo
English Name
Hempleaf Negundo Chastetree Leaf
Alias Names
荆叶
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Slightly Bitter; Pungent; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Lung
Part Used
Leaf
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Pungent Cool Diaphoretics
功效分类 (CN)
辛凉解表药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To counteract toxicity, and to induce expectoration, relieve cough and asthma.
Indication (主治)
1. oral administration of its eemulsion (0.52-1.73g.kg) exerts a strong expectorant effect in mice.2. oral administration of its volatile oil (1.04g/kg) exerts a significant antitussive effect in mice with cough induced by inhalation of concentrated ammonia.3. increasing the hypnotic effect of pentobarital sodium in mice.
Clinical Manifestations
1. oral administration of its eemulsion (0.52-1.73g.kg) exerts a strong expectorant effect in mice.2. oral administration of its volatile oil (1.04g/kg) exerts a significant antitussive effect in mice with cough induced by inhalation of concentrated ammon
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